Woman, 22, accused of starting deadly fire in her Brooklyn apartment building

DYKER HEIGHTS, Brooklyn – A 22-year-old woman was arrested Friday for allegedly setting her Brooklyn apartment building on fire, killing two of her neighbors and injuring several others, police said.

Joanna Mei faces a charge of arson and two counts of murder, police said.

She’s accused of starting a Thursday morning fire at an apartment building on 11th Avenue between 67th Street and Ovington Avenue, police said.

The blaze was sparked at about 7 a.m. When firefighters put out the flames, two residents were found dead inside their third-floor apartment. The victims were identified as Feng Xu, 56, and Xi Huang, 58, police said. They both lived in the same unit.